# How many discount plastic thingies are on your keyring? Which ones? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 25, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363 "2007-06-25T18:05:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2007, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/21 "2007-06-25T22:30:14Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] You know what I’m talking about–the little plastic slips that give you discounts throughout the store. [/QUOTE] No, I’ve never heard of them. ---
**Author:** ![parsnip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parsnip/32/4564_2.png) [@parsnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parsnip)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/22 "2007-06-26T01:42:43Z")
Library card, CVS, 5 food stores, Books-a-Million, B&N, 2 school pictures of my kids in the exact same format, Blockbuster, Office Depot, Staples, and a metal hunk from my bank with a secret code which is supposed to bring this all back to me. I do love my loss leaders. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/23 "2007-06-26T01:57:50Z")
CVS, PetSmart, Kroger, Giant Eagle, Borders, and Wilson’s Nursery. Ya got yer drugs and yer pet food and yer people food and yer books and yer plants. I think that’s all I need out of life. ---
**Author:** ![Ms.Pumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a87d85/32.png) [@Ms.Pumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms.Pumpkin)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/24 "2007-06-26T02:19:57Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] You know what I’m talking about–the little plastic slips that give you discounts throughout the store. They are taking over keyrings I tells you. I currently have ShopRite, Pathmart, A&P, Food Emporium, Duane Reed & Borders books. What you got? [/QUOTE] I only have one on my keyring, for the drugstore I work at. I used to have another drugstore one, a supermarket, and 2 movie stores, but they all disappeared and now I just use the large cards. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/25 "2007-06-26T02:27:56Z")
Just one. For QFC. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/26 "2007-06-26T02:43:04Z")
Borders, CVS, and Shaws. I have the tag for the video store on there too, but it’s not for discounts. ---
**Author:** ![LilShieste](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@LilShieste](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilShieste)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/27 "2007-06-26T02:50:35Z")
Borders, Albertsons, and PETCO. [QUOTE=Rigamarole] …Border’s “Rewards” (which by the way is a total crock. If you don’t spend at least $150 in a calendar year your “rewards” are erased. I should ditch this one)… [/quote] Well crap, I didn’t know that. I guess I should take that one off my keychain, too… when I get around to it. LilShieste ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/28 "2007-06-26T02:57:11Z")
None. I carry a couple of grocery store cards in my wallet. My keyring holds nothing but keys, and gets tangled up enough with them. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/29 "2007-06-26T03:34:32Z")
Hastings, library, Brookshires, Kroger, Borders (x2!?), Books-A-Million, Albertsons, and Petco (there aren’t even some of these things within a 30-mile radius, I just like collecting them). On a happier note, I only have 4 keys! (house, ignition, trunk keys, and then a forklift key for work, that I haven’t even used in 6 months. ) And a car clicker, but that’s neither a key nor a discount tag. ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/30 "2007-06-26T03:50:22Z")
I have three. One is for kroger’s and the other discount one is for speedway. Basically, the Kroger’s one gets you the little discounts on stuff, and there are 3 grocery stores in town - one that is priced much higher than Krogers, one that is kind of a Save-A-Lot type place (low prices but obscure foods, no good meats - not a knock at SAL, just at my local place) and Kroger. I choose Kroger easily, it’s the only 24 hour one except the new Walmart that is in the next little town. The Speedway one was my father’s doing. He drives about an hour each way to work (well, he did, but he retired). There was a speedway at home and one on the block he worked at. I usually go to the one outside of town here and the one near his house, so we got the little points thing. Between us, we’ve earned so many damn cups of coffee that it is ridiculous. That’s about it for discount things. I do have a little one for the local movie rental place. A good friend of mine works there, and I am in there a lot getting games and movies, so it’s easier than carrying a big card. Oh, and 4 keys, as well. (House, Car, Parent’s House, Spouse’s Car) Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/31 "2007-06-26T09:16:29Z")
One and a half. Martin’s and Wegmans. (The Wegmans one is half broken. I can’t seem to care enough to change it or remove it.) ---
**Author:** ![Baffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/dec6dc/32.png) [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/32 "2007-06-26T09:36:06Z")
I have the War Amps free key return thing. ---
**Author:** ![Lionne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/33 "2007-06-26T19:42:46Z")
[QUOTE=Rigamarole] Four: Ralph’s, Albertson’s (obviously I have no store loyalty), Border’s “Rewards” (which by the way is a **total crock**. If you don’t spend at least $150 in a calendar year your “rewards” are erased. I should ditch this one), and L.A. Public Library. [/QUOTE] I missed this the first time around… Spend $150 over the course of a year, get $5 Borders bucks. You have a month to use them. Your balance rolls over into the next year, so you can take 4 years to earn that $5 if you want. And there’s no limit. The $5 is only erased if you don’t use it. It’s free, why wouldn’t you? Barnes & Noble charges an annual fee for their ‘rewards program’. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363/34 "2007-06-26T20:21:08Z")
IIRC two- Krogers & CVS, I think I finally took off the defunct OnCue/SamGoodys one _sob_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-discount-plastic-thingies-are-on-your-keyring-which-ones/409363.md?page=1)